Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304530751 - Midwestern Plumbing Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304530751

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 05/21/2001

Site Address:
Midwestern Plumbing Service, Inc.
Bldg. 29, 6022/24/28 Clover Lane
Liberty Township, OH 45044

Mailing Address:
4004 Commercial Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45245

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/21/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction

Case Closed: 06/26/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201952306	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	05/21/2001	06/01/2001	$1,250	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260151 A03	05/21/2001	06/01/2001	$1,250	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201952900

Event: 05/18/2001

Employee injured when plumbing pipe system exploded

The plumbing pipe system consisted of schedule 40 PVC plastic pipe which ran under the ground for installation within a multi-family housing unit. The system had been in place and sealed for 24 to 48 hours prior to the explosion. An employee, with a cigarette in his mouth, removed a cap from the piping while Employee #1 crouched down at a different location to install copper piping. The fumes from the PVC glue and cleaner were ignited by the cigarette and ignited throughout the piping system, causing the end of the system to explode, injuring Employee #1 who received lacerations and burns to the face, neck, scalp, and inner thighs. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital trauma unit via AirCare and was treated and released.

Keywords: BURN, SEWER, GLUE, THIGH, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, NECK, PIPE, FACE, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304530751			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers

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